Strainer



Jan. 26 ,1926. 1,571,138

F. H. MYERS Fil'ed June 27. 1924 2 S eeee s-Sheet 1 mail Jan. 26 1926. 1,571,138

' F. H. MYERS STRAINER Filed June 2v, 1924- 2 sheets-sheet a Patented dan. 2%, i926.

UNITED FREDERICK H. MYERS, OF BARBER'ION, OHIO.

STRAINE'R.

Application fllednne 27, 1924.

To allwhom it mug/concern.'

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnion H. MYnRs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Barberton, in the county Summit and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Strainers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a strainer for liquids.

My object is to produce a device of this character in which sleeve members are secured to the neck of the body of the strainer, the said neck having its end cut at an angle, the sleeve members having their ends also cut angularly, the said sleeves designed for frictional engagement with each other and with the neck and further designed to compress and to hold on the bottom of the neck and the bottom of the sleeve straining cloths, the angular arrangement of which forcing all of the sediment from the liquid being strained to the lower portions thereof.

Vith the above broadly stated objects in view, and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be had to the drawings which accompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as employed for straining milk.

Figure 2 is a similar view thereof with parts in section.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the improvement when employed for straining lighter fluids such as gasoline, parts being in section.

Figure 4 is a perspective view looking toward the neck or outlet end of the conical body of the improvement.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the sleeve members employed.

My improvement contemplates the employment of a funnel member which is of necessary size and capacity. The neck 2 of the funnel is straight, that is, the same is not fiared, as is ordinary. rIhe outer end of the neck 2 is cut at an angle and is preferably formed with an inward reinforcement, as indicated by the numeral 3. The neck 3 is designed to have arranged thereon a sleeve 4. Both ends of the sleeve 4 are cut at opposite angles, the outer angle end 5 of which being disposed at an opposite inclination to the angle end 3 of the neck 2. Any desired number of sleeves may be employed, in the Serial No. 722,802.

showing off Figures 1V and 2, two ofI such sleeves being used. The outer sleeve, for distinction, is indicated by the numeral 7, and the said sleeve has its upper edge disposed at an angle. When the sleeve 7 is arranged in a position reverse to that disclosed in Figures 1 and 2, and another sleeve is to be attached to the said sleeve 7, the angle end 8 thereof will be arranged at an opposite inclination with respect to the angle end 5 of the sleeve 4. The sleeves are designed to compress therebetween and to likewise compress between the sleeve 4 and the neck 2 filtering cloths 9. Because of the opposite inclinations through which the fluid passes, the sediment therefrom will gravitate over the inclined bottoms of the filtering cloths to the lowest portions thereof so that the milk will be effectively strained in its passage through the improvement.

In Figure 3, the body 1 is provided with a neck 2 similar to the construction above described. In this instance, however, I employ a funnel 10 having an upwardly extending mouth 11 to be arranged over the neck 2. A filtering cloth is compressed between the mouth 1 1 and the neck 2. The sediment will gravitate over the bottom of the filtering cloth to the lower portion thereof. This device is employed for filtering gasoline or other light liquids.

It is believed that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings, will fully set forth the construction of my improvement and the advantage thereof, but it is to be understood that I am not to be restricted to size, proportion, material employed or other details of construction, as my improvement is to be limited only in scope as set forth in what I claim.

Means, indicated by the numeral 12, illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, removably secure the sections to the funnel 1 and hold the said sections properly associated. This means comprises a bail 13 which is hingedly secured to the body 1 of the funnel member. The bail is designed to be .swung over and engage with the reduced shank of a headed stud 14 on the sleeve 7.

Having described the claim y A strainer including a funnel-shaped member having a straight neck providing an outlet therefor', the outer edge of the neck being cut at an inclination and being reinforced inwardly, a sleeve telescopically reinvention, I

ceived over the neck and designed to compress a filtering cloth between the said sleeve and neck to hold the body of the iltering cloth in a straight condition against the mouth of the neck, said sleeve having its outer edge out at an opposite inclination to that of the funnel member and the said edge being reinforced inwardly, a second sleeve, designed to telescopically receive therein the 10 rst mentioned sleeve and to compress therebetween and to arrange on the outlet mouth of the first mentioned sleeve a ltering cloth, means for holding the sleeves associated with the funnel, said means comprising a bail hingedly connected to the funnel and a headed lug on the last mentioned sleeve over which the bail is swung.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FREDERICK H. MYERS. 

